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Act, the use of saccharin in foods was prohibited in Maine after 

 January i, 1912. No saccharin has been found in any of the 

 goods analyzed the present year. 



Artificiai, Colors. 



All of the goods analyzed were examined in order to ascer- 

 tain the character of the color used. In an increased percentage 

 of the goods it was found that the manufacturers were appar- 

 ently using a color or combination of colors belonging to the 

 list of seven permitted dyes, there being only a few cases of 

 other kinds of color noted. In all cases where colors other 

 than the seven permitted ones were discovered the goods have 

 been carefully examined for arsenic, but in no case was any 

 present. In several cases natural fruit juices were apparently 

 used, as natural fruit pulp and fruit color were present in con- 

 nection with the coal tar dye. 



Alcohol. 



In none of the goods examined during the present year was 

 alcohol detected in any amount. This is an improvement over 

 the examination made during the last two years, as. in some 

 instances alcohol has been found in considerable amount. 



Misbranding. 



Three instances of misbranding have been detected and the 

 cases are now pending. In one case goods sold as "Orange 

 Julep" were found upon examination to be artificially colored. 

 No statement of artificial color was present either upon the lalDel 

 or cap. Two cases of misbranding in which the bottler had used 

 bottles bearing upon them blown in the glass the names of other 

 firms have been found. Sufficient warning has been given in 

 regard to this practice, and in this connection attention is par- 

 ticularly called to Official Inspections 37, containing the results 

 of the inspection of carbonated beverages for 191 1. On page 

 16 this kind of misbranding was particularly noted. 



